Analysis of Vehicle Registration and Their Characteristics in Albania and Comparison with the European Market

Based on the major changes that have followed in Albania in every sector during this phase of the so-called social, political and economic “transition”, we have focused on the analysis of the numbers and characteristics of vehicles in our country. The data presented in this paper were taken from the official publication of the Institute of Statistics of Albania (INSTAT) and reflect the official data of the general directorate of road transport services (DPSHTRR). Although the figures show that the number of imported cars has increased over the years, they continue to be with internal combustion engines and with an average-age greater than the Eurozone average. The number of imported vehicles with electric or hybrid motors seems to be still insignificant compared to the total number.